Historic houses · London
Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women
Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women was a hospital located on the corner of Waterloo Bridge Road and Stamford Street near Waterloo station in London, England. The current building was designed by noted ecclesiastical architect Sir Charles Nicholson at a cost of £45,000 and included an outpatients' department and inpatient accommodation of 90 beds. The hospital closed in 1981 and is now a dormitory building for the London branch of the University of Notre Dame.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The hospital was founded by Dr John Bunnell Davis in 1816 as the Universal Dispensary for Children. In this first incarnation the hospital was located at St Andrew's Hill, in the now demolished Doctors' Commons in the City of London. The name of the hospital was changed to the Royal Universal Dispensary for Children in 1821. A new building, designed by David Laing, was built near Waterloo Bridge in 1823, and, after a foundation stone was laid by the Duke of York, the hospital moved into the new premises in 1824. It became the Royal Universal Infirmary for Children in 1824, the Royal Infirmary for Children in 1843 and the Royal Infirmary for Children and Women in 1852. The hospital underwent…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5053, -0.1131
- District
- Lambeth
- Parish
- Lambeth, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 8XR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Established
- 1816
- Official site
- www.bfi.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7374995 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women?
- Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 8XR), in the parish of Lambeth, unparished area.
- When was Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women built?
- Built or established in 1816.
- Is Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women a listed building?
- Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 8XR. It sits within the Vauxhall and Camberwell Green parliamentary constituency.